Kahyun Hur、Richard G. Hennig、Fernando A. Escobedo 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Nano Letters
"Bottom up" type nanoparticle (NP) self-assembly is expected to provide facile routes to nanostructured materials for various, for example, energy related, applications. Despite progress in simulations and theories, structure prediction of self-assembled materials beyond simple model systems remains challenging. Here…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Su Seong Lee、Siti Nurhanna Riduan、Nandanan Erathodiyil 等 8 位作者2012-05-15Chemistry - A European Journal
γ-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles were formed inside the cage-like pores of mesocellular foam (MCF). These magnetic nanoparticles showed a uniform size distribution that could be easily controlled by the MCF pore size, as well as by the hydrocarbon chain length used for MCF surface modification. Throughout the entrapment proc…
Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Wei-Tao Lu、Shun-Jin Wang、Wen Li 等 6 位作者2012-05-15Journal of Applied Physics
Based on Floquet scattering matrix theory, the electron transmission through a periodic time-dependent potential in monolayer graphene is studied. It is found that the quantum interference between the bound states and continuum states due to the interaction of electron with oscillating field can result in the occurren…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Lingxia Li、Dong Guo、Wangsuo Xia 等 6 位作者2012-05-15Journal of the American Ceramic Society
An ultra‐broad working temperature dielectric material, BaTiO 3 – Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3 – Nb 2 O 5 – MgO –Glass with Nd 2 O 3 addition, was investigated for the first time. Microstructure and dielectric properties of the well‐sintered samples were studied. XRD results showed the formation of tetragonal perovskite and th…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisDielectric properties of ceramics
Dirk J. Broer、Cees M. W. Bastiaansen、Michael G. Debije 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Angewandte Chemie
Abstract Funktionelle organische Materialien sind von großem Interesse für eine Vielzahl von Anwendungen. Um funktionelle Eigenschaften gezielt einstellen zu können, benötigt man wohldefinierte hierarchisch geordnete supramolekulare Materialien. Die Selbstorganisation von Flüssigkristallen hat sich als ein extrem nütz…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Zhanyong Guo、Jianming Ren、Fang Dong 等 5 位作者2012-05-15Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract In this study, series of chitosan derivatives containing active groups were synthesized and evaluated for their antifungal activity against three crop‐threatening fungi, Fusarium oxysporum. f. sp. Vasinfectum, Alternaria solani , and Valsa mali . Schiff bases of carboxymethyl chitosan (As: 2‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitr…
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAntimicrobial agents and applications
Mingjun Teng、Xinru Jia、Xiao‐Fang Chen 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Angewandte Chemie
Farbschemata: Ein mechanochromes Material aus zwei Arten von Peptiden, die mit einer Pyrengruppe bzw. Rhodamin-B-Einheiten funktionalisiert sind, kann mehrere Lumineszenzfarben wie Blau, Grün und Rötlich annehmen (siehe Bild). Das mechanochrome Verhalten beruht auf einer Kombination von Strukturänderungen in molekular…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionCrystallography and molecular interactionsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Qiong Deng、Xiao‐Peng He、Hongwei Shi 等 9 位作者2012-05-15Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Despite natural amino acids having been proposed as the green surrogate of currently used corrosion inhibitors that are generally toxic to both nature and human body during the everyday industrial processing of metallic equipments, their structural simplicity yet lowers the inhibitive potency, thereby hampering their…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionClick Chemistry and ApplicationsConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Cham Kim、Dong Hwan Kim、Hoyoung Kim 等 4 位作者2012-05-15ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
A binary BiTe nanocompound for thermoelectric applications was prepared via a water-based chemical reaction under atmospheric conditions. We attempted to increase the carrier mobility of the nanocompound by adopting a post-thermal treatment consisting of calcination and reduction at different temperatures. We also tri…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Cheng‐Chieh Chao、Munekazu Motoyama、Fritz B. Prinz2012-05-15Advanced Energy Materials
Atomic-layer deposition (ALD) and sputtering of platinum are used to create catalyst nanostructures with high triple-phase-boundary (TPB) densities and a low current-collecting resistance for solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). A 90% increase in the fuel-cell peak power density is observed relative to catalyst structures…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
D. C. Bassett、Benedetto Marelli、Showan N. Nazhat 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract Calcium carbonate is the most abundant biomineral that is biogenically formed with a vast array of nano and microscale features. Among the less stable polymorphs present in mineralized organisms, the most soluble, amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), formed in chitin exoskeletons of some crustacea, is of partic…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Shehan Salgado、Long Pu、Vivek Maheshwari2012-05-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The chemical morphology of graphene oxide sheets (GO) is characterized by the presence of functional carboxylic groups (at the edges) and epoxy and hydroxyl groups (at basal plane). Using divalent calcium ions, this morphology is used to bind the sheets together into an exfoliated sheet assembly or compact multilayers…
Graphene research and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Neus Vilà、Pablo A. Aparicio、F. Sécheresse 等 6 位作者2012-05-15Inorganic Chemistry
The unusual redox behavior displayed by the two isomers of the Wells-Dawson phosphotungstate anion [Fe(H(2)O)P(2)W(17)O(61)](7-) is presented. The electrochemical measurements have been performed in aqueous media at different pH values from 0.5 up to 8.0. The cyclic voltammetry has also been carried out in organic med…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsVanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
Haydar U. Zaman、Mubarak A. Khan、Ruhul A. Khan2012-05-15Polymer Composites
Abstract Jute and coir fiber‐reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites (45 wt% fiber) were prepared by compression molding. Composites were fabricated with irradiated jute fiber/irradiated PP and irradiated coir fiber/irradiated PP at different doses (250–1,000 krad). It was revealed that jute‐based composites had bett…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Harish Kumar Yadav、Vinay Gupta2012-05-15Journal of Applied Physics
Photoresponse characteristics of ZnO thin films deposited by three different techniques namely rf diode sputtering, rf magnetron sputtering, and electrophoretic deposition has been investigated in the metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) configuration. A significant variation in the crystallinity, surface morphology, and p…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Mohammad Alaghemandi、Mohammad Reza Gharib-Zahedi、Eckhard Spohr 等 4 位作者2012-05-15The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The thermal conductivity (λ) of nanoconfined polyamide-6,6 (PA) oligomers in polymer–graphene nanocomposites has been investigated by reverse nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (RNEMD) simulations. The preferential alignment of the PA chains parallel to the graphene plane as well as their elongation implies that λ of t…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsThermal properties of materials
Chao Liu、Jong Heo2012-05-15Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The preferential incorporation of Er 3+ ions into the PbF 2 nanocrystals during the ceraming process of oxyfluoride glass was analyzed using electron energy loss spectroscopy analysis. Concentrations of Er 3+ ions were considerably higher in PbF 2 nanocrystals compared to those in the glass matrix. Changes in lineshap…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Hans‐Joachim Kleebe、Katharina Nonnenmacher、Emanuel Ionescu 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Pronounced variations of the crystallite size of hafnia ( HfO 2 ) precipitates in silicon oxycarbide ( SiOC )– HfO 2 ceramic nanocomposites were studied by TEM upon annealing bulk samples at 1300°C for times ranging from 1 to 200 h. TEM investigations revealed homogeneous nucleation and crystallization of hafnia in th…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisSemiconductor materials and devicesAdvanced materials and composites
Dengfeng Peng、Xusheng Wang、Chao‐Nan Xu 等 6 位作者2012-05-15Journal of Applied Physics
Er3+ doped CaBi2Ta2O9 (CBT) bismuth layered-structure high temperature piezoelectric ceramics were synthesized by the traditional solid state method. The upconversion (UC) emission properties of Er3+ doped CBT ceramics were investigated as a function of Er3+ concentration and incident pump power. A bright green upconv…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Kajal Jindal、Monika Tomar、Ram S. Katiyar 等 4 位作者2012-05-15Journal of Applied Physics
Experimental investigations and first-principle calculations based on density functional theory are effectively combined to shed light on origin of room temperature ferromagnetism in nitrogen doped ZnO (ZnO:N) based intrinsic dilute magnetic semiconductors. ZnO:N thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition show a well…
ZnO doping and propertiesMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications